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punctilios |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Punctilio \Punc*til"io\ (p[u^][ng]k*t[i^]l"y[-o]), n.; pl {Punctilios} (-y[=o]z). [It. puntiglio or Sp puntillo, dim. fr L. punctum point. See {Point}, n.] A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as the punctilios of a public ceremony. They will not part with the least punctilio in their opinions and practices. --Fuller.
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